Kim: I am sorry that I could not attend RT in Kansas City this year ... but you did! What did you learn from your fans?
Shana: I missed you, too! I don’t think I saw you at RT or RWA this year. I hope you’re coming to RT in NOLA. I think RT just reminded me that my readers are fabulous. They’re really fun to hang around with and go all fangirl about favorite authors like Julie Garwood just like I do. Readers also told me they can’t wait for TRUE SPIES, so I hope I don’t disappoint.
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| Shana at RT/2012 in Chicago. |
Kim: I am also sorry that I could not attend RWA in Atlanta ... but you
didn't. What did you learn from your fellow authors?
Shana: The
fun thing about RWA is seeing all my author friends. I had breakfast with the
girls from the Jaunty Quills, and we laughed and joked and even dis a little
bit of planning for the blog. I also met with some authors to plan a short
story anthology we’ll put out in October. It can be fun, after years of working
alone, to collaborate with authors you like to read.
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| Shana volunteered at RWA/12 in LA. |
Kim: You contribute to two blogs - The Sisterhood of the Jaunty Quills and
Peanut Butter on the Keyboard. What at the rewards and challenges of
being a member of both blogs?
Shana: Actually, I contribute to three blogs because I’m also a member of the
Casablanca Authors blog. The JQs and the PBKMoms are very different blogs. At
the PBKMoms, we just blog when we have time, and we blog about stuff that might
not be appropriate for a blog like the Jaunty Quills. Most of our posts have little to do with
writing and a lot to do with topics moms and grandmothers and even women in
general find relevant. PBKMoms came out of the fact that we were all emailing
each other for advice anyway, so why not make the conversation public? We’re
excited we have some regular readers. The Jaunty Quills is more a place for
readers to come and learn about books, writing, Mia Marlowe’s fabulous travels,
Kristan Higgins’s funny stories, and so on. Behind the scenes, the JQs are much
more business-oriented in that we want to make sure we have something new for
readers every day.
Kim: I am excited to review TRUE SPIES - tell us about it and what inspired
it.
Shana: TRUE
SPIES came about because readers asked for more after LORD AND LADY SPY. That
was supposed to be a stand-alone book, but I might have ended in such a way as to encourage readers to want
another book. They did, and not only am I releasing TRUE SPIES, but there’s
another LORD AND LADY SPY book coming in 2014 (LOVE AND LET SPY). Plus, Blue
got a novella, THE SPY WORE BLUE, which went on sale in August.
TRUE
SPIES is a nod at the film True Lies with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee
Curtis. Like in LORD AND LADY SPY, TRUE SPIES is about an estranged married
couple. They are trying to save their marriage as well as England and the royal
family from a madman and his nefarious plots.
Kim: What's next for Shana Galen?
Shana: The last book in the Jewels of the Ton series will be
out in March. It’s Lily’s story and titled SAPPHIRES ARE AN EARL’S BEST FRIEND.
Thanks so much for having me back!
TRUE SPIES BY SHANA GALEN-
IN STORES SEPTEMBER 2014
He's Getting Tired of
Deception...
Baron Winslow Keating is honor-bound to finish one last
mission as an elite spy for the Barbican group even though he just wants to go
home and be with his family. But after years of secrecy and absence, his
daughters hardly know him and his wife has given up on him...
She Wants to Try a Little
Intrigue...
Lady Elinor has had enough of domestic
boredom. She contemplates an affair with a rakish spy, only to discover a world
of intrigue and treachery that she never knew existed. Even more shocking, her
neglectful husband is suddenly very attentive—quite the jealous type—and apparently
there is much more to him than she ever knew...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shana Galen is the author of fast-paced adventurous Regency historicals, including the Lord and Lady Spy Series, the Jewels of the Ton Series, as well as the Sons of the Revolution Trilogy. A former English teacher in Houston’s inner city, Shana now writes full time, and is working on more regency romance novels! She’s happily married to the Ultimate Sportsfan and has a daughter who is most definitely a romance heroine in the making. Shana loves to hear from readers: visit her website at www.shanagalen.com or see what she’s up to daily on Facebook and Twitter.
To Purchase True Spies:
Amazon
Amazon
I posted my five star review of TRUE SPIES on Amazon (link) and Goodreads (link). Sourcebooks is giving away a print copy of TRUE SPIES to one randomly selected commenter. To enter the giveaway,
1. Leave a comment - do you have a favorite "spy" movie?
2. Sourcebooks' giveaway is open to residents of US and Canada.
3. Comments are open through Saturday, September 28, 10 pm in Baltimore. I'll post the winner on Sunday, September 29.
Mahalo,
Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City
